Where does “klacken” come from?
klacken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klakon, from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
klacken (Middle Dutch): to clack, crack, whack, shake
Definitions
- to clack, crack, whack, shake
Ancestry of “klacken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | klakon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |
Words derived from “klacken”